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Purchase price is only one part of the decision. Figures are indicative estimates at the typical market year for each model.

Decision factor	Cessna 208 CaravanView aircraft profile	Cessna Grand Caravan EXView aircraft profile	Daher Kodiak 100 Series IIIView aircraft profile
Typical market year	2026	2024	2023
Estimated purchase	€2.7m	€2.71m	€2.58m
Annual cash cost at 80 h	€214k	€207k	€163k
Five-year cash outlay	€3.77m	€3.74m	€3.39m
Cruise speed	159 kt	185 kt	183 kt
Advertised range	875 nm	912 nm	1132 nm
Seats	14	14	10
Realistic payload	1008 kg	1129 kg	1130 kg
Runway need	1116 m	658 m	285 m
Data confidence	Preliminary — verify source data before deciding	Preliminary — verify source data before deciding	Normalized for direct comparison
Main trade-off	Rugged, flexible and globally supported, but unpressurized cruise and commercial-scale operating requirements limit private appeal.	A rugged revenue-producing workhorse with huge cabin flexibility, but it is unpressurized and relatively slow for executive travel.	Exceptional payload and short-field access, but it is slower, noisier and unpressurized compared with executive turboprops.

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A modern Jet A trainer and tourer compared with the most familiar four-seat training platform.

No generic winner